Araucana thread anyone?

[Trish1974]

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

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It’s precious! And it’s double tufted!

 

[Trish1974]

It’s precious! And it’s double tufted!

Oh I hope your younger eyes are right! I honestly can't tell if it is tufted or not.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

So adorable!!!! Hi little one!

 

[chickengr]

I would be worried that the broody hen wouldn’t be setting long enough to have her hormones at a level where she would be accepting of the chicks hatching.

when she feels chicks inside the eggs she will adjust.

 

[Trish1974]

Since only one chick under Ratchet hatched, I left the remaining eggs under her to keep her setting so I could give her some of the incubator hatch that is due Friday/Saturday. I conversed with Nancy (Utterback) and she didn't think that was a good idea. She thought the amount of time between Ratchet's chick and the new chicks was too much and she would probably reject them. Its less than a week...what do you guys think??

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Since only one chick under Ratchet hatched, I left the remaining eggs under her to keep her setting so I could give her some of the incubator hatch that is due Friday/Saturday. I conversed with Nancy (Utterback) and she didn't think that was a good idea. She thought the amount of time between Ratchet's chick and the new chicks was too much and she would probably reject them. Its less than a week...what do you guys think??

The timing isn’t great, but it may work. If Ratchet takes the chick out of the nest you may need to try introducing the incubator chicks to her in the late evening and see if she will accept them.

 

[Trish1974]

The timing isn’t great, but it may work. If Ratchet takes the chick out of the nest you may need to try introducing the incubator chicks to her in the late evening and see if she will accept them.

That brings up another concern I have...
By keeping her setting am I doing an injustice to the chick she has, since she isn't getting off the nest? I have both food and water within a foot of her hoping the chick would venture out on its own and find it.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

That brings up another concern I have...
By keeping her setting am I doing an injustice to the chick she has, since she isn't getting off the nest? I have both food and water within a foot of her hoping the chick would venture out on its own and find it.

Chicks don’t need food or water for the first 2-3 days after hatching as they get sustenance from the yolk they absorb shortly before hatching.

 

[Trish1974]

Chicks don’t need food or water for the first 2-3 days after hatching as they get sustenance from the yolk they absorb shortly before hatching.

I'm pretty sure it hatched Sunday, so we are rapidly approaching that time limit. Surely it can smell the food and water if it needs it (I hope?).